The ruling from the Dallas-based 5th Court of Appeals dealt a legal blow to Attorney General Ken Paxton, who could have his law license suspended or revoked...
A State Bar of Texas lawsuit accusing Paxton of dishonesty can proceed, a divided Dallas appeals court rules.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, in Oxon Hill, Md., Feb. 23, 2024. Ruling against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a state appeals court declined to dismiss a State Bar of Texas ethics complaint accusing Paxton of dishonesty when he sought to overturn then-President Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeats in four swing states.
Paxton argued that he couldn’t be sued by the state bar’s Commission on Lawyer Discipline because he petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court as part of his official duties.In a 2-1 ruling, the Dallas-based 5th Court of Appeals disagreed, saying the commission’s lawsuit accused Paxton of violating the state’s code of ethics, which bars lawyers from conduct “involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.
The commission accused Paxton of dishonesty when he told the Supreme Court that Texas had “uncovered substantial evidence” that election results were affected by illegal voting, including ballots cast by unregistered voters and votes that were switched by faulty voting machines.in Webster’s case. They argued that the complaint should be dismissed because the 2020 Supreme Court petition was filed as an official act of the attorney general’s office.Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick rules the Texas Senate.
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